Arnold Clark supporting Breast Cancer Care

We’re supporting the ‘Detect Cancer Early’ campaign with Breast Cancer Care, encouraging women to check their breasts for signs of the disease. Along with Scottish actress Libby McArthur and comedienne and cancer survivor Isobel Rutter, we are urging women: “Don’t Get Scared, Get Checked” in relation to any changes in their breasts.

Thousands of female drivers across Scotland will see the leaflets at our branches, showing the visual signs of breast cancer and what to look out for.

Sir Arnold Clark said: “Around half of our customers are women, and we wanted to use this opportunity during Breast Cancer Awareness month to highlight the visual signs of breast cancer, so that more women knew what to look for. Getting checked out at the first opportunity could save your life.”

Comedienne, Isobel Rutter, 56, who has survived breast cancer three times, said, “Survival rates are really good now and early detection plays a key factor in that. If I didn’t act on the lump I found, I may not be here today.

I do reference life after breast cancer in my shows and I’ve found that it helps other women view the breast cancer experience from a more positive angle. I want to show people that breast cancer is not the end of the world. It is treatable. There is much to work through - emotionally, physically and socially – but everyone should know that there are better days ahead; and they will come...I promise!”

With one in nine Scottish women being diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, Arnold Clark is keen to stress the message of early detection. You are five times more likely to survive breast cancer when it is spotted early – call NHS Inform for more information (0800 22 44 88) or visit their site.